Sony SLV-M91HF - Video Cassette Recorder Setup Instructions page 11

Hookup 1
Using cable box control
Recommended use
You should use this hookup if you have a cable box, especially if your cable
system scrambles all or most channels. This hookup allows the VCR's cable
box control feature to control the channel on the cable box, simplifying the
recording process. A list of compatible cable boxes is on pages 43 to 45.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channel using the VCR's cable box control feature to select
channels on the cable box
What you can't do
• Record with the cable box turned off
• Record one channel while watching another channel
Wall
VCR
PLUG IN
( ) VHF/UHF
POWER
CABLE BOX
CONTROL
CONTROL S
OUT
Cable Mouse
Cable box
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
A
Match the type of
connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
or
VHF
B For connector types
B and C, no UHF
connection is
UHF
or
required.
VHF
C
UHF
Positioning the Cable Mouse
Place the Cable Mouse so that it
hangs out over the cable box front.
Pages 11 to 14
Side view
continued
11